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BY TODD HEYWOOD as an executive director. introduce her to Annie, and went to the bars “I guess that was the replacement for being Finding The Love of Her Life in Detroit. DETROIT – After 24 years at the helm a camp director, being an executive director,“ As her friend, and boss, was preparing to Just before her boss and friend left for Texas, of AIDS Partnership Michigan – in some she said with a laugh. leave for Texas to embark on her new job Murray recalls a conversation with her. iteration or another – Barbara Murray will Years later she ran into a former Girl Scout there, Murray said she invited her to the bars “She said, ‘Murray, when was the last time retire March 4. camper at the Hotter Than July! celebration, in Detroit. As a lesbian, in the late 70s, the you were in love? You need to be in love,’” In an interview with Between The Lines, and the young woman told her she was sorry repercussions of being seen in Flint’s local gay she said. “I thought, ‘well, I probably ought Murray discussed her career, her life and the Murray had not gotten the post leading the bar were immediate, she recalled. to listen to her.’” changing face of an epidemic that has carved YWCA in Flint, but that it had been because she “I knew damn well that if I did (go to the But getting to love took time. Murray was in its existence in gay life. was a lesbian. In her typical ho-hum downplay gay bar in Flint),” she draws her finger across the process of ending a “broken” relationship “Best job – hardest job, I ever had,” she of things, she shrugged her shoulders and said, her throat. with another woman at the time, and took two told BTL of her post at APM. But HIV was “Well, isn’t that interesting?” Murray accepted the invitation, which she years to discover who she was. not where she had imagined herself many would later discover had been a set-up to While it would take two years for Murray years ago. to call Annie and pursue a relationship with “Well, frankly, all I ever wanted to be was her, the two have now been together for 29 a camp director,” she said. That came from years now. her experience during college working for the “Oh my God! She’s my rock. She’s the love Girl Scouts as a camp counselor. She laughs of my life,” Murray gushed. now, as she looks back on it, realizing that the She said Annie recognizes that running an end of camp doldrums left her wishing for the AIDS organization is a marriage unto itself, adrenaline of being with the kids again. but she doesn’t allow Murray to bring it home She served the Girl Scouts here in Michigan, with her, “which is good,” she declares. and then took a post in West Virginia as development director. She returned to Michigan and Flint, to work at the YWCA. The Passion There she helped start a domestic violence Murray admits that when a board member at shelter and program. the vision clinic approached her about the post “We built it from the ground up,” she said. of running an AIDS organization – then called “We did it in a little less than two years.” Wellness – she was not particularly interested. And it was during this time that she faced “I was kind of liking this 9-to-5 job,” she off with Michael Moore, who then ran the Flint said. Voice, an alternative newspaper in the area. But the board member, who was also on She said he “ripped” her and the organization the Wellness board, wouldn’t relent. Murray a “new one” for their plans. She said Moore finally agreed to the interview with the board, thought volunteers for the YWCA should to get the woman “off my back.” house survivors in their own homes. “The interview was on a Saturday morning “I thought, Michael, what are you going to and I walked in and I was just so laid back do when the first guy – course this literally because I was doing this to get her to shut up,” happened – we had a guy try to drive his car Murray said. “Halfway through the interview, through the lobby of the YW (to get at his I wanted it so bad. I wanted to say, ‘Please, partner),” she said of the conflict. hire me. Please.’” During this time, working with domestic That flip in attitude was a result of the violence survivors, Murray said she learned passion of the board members and volunteers one of the most important lessons. interviewing her she said. “I learned how important people who are “I have never seen people so passionate going through that are as spokespersons and about what they were doing.” as teachers,” she said. HIV and AIDS, while certainly something After the executive director she was working she was aware of at the time, was not a part with left to run a Texas YWCA, Murray was of her everyday life at that point. She had passed over for promotion to become the attended one fundraiser for AIDS, hosted by next executive director, and the new leader a friend who had done fundraisers for the “made it clear” Murray was not particularly Barbara Murray with Associate Executive Director, Director of Prevention Services, Hank Milbourne; incoming Common Ground organization, and Murray welcome in the organization anymore. So she Executive Director Bill VanHemert and Angelique Tomsic, Case Management Director. Murray says she could said she wanted to go because of the artist. launched a search for a new job – preferably never have done it without her stellar team. APM’s website lists 22 additional staff. BTL photo: Andrew Potter See Next Page

4 BTL | February 28, 2013 www.PrideSource.com for it all,” she said. “The problem with that ® Murray attitude is, yeah, but the government money Continued from p. 4 comes with strings.” Those strings complicate and sometimes She did not know anyone who was living with hamper prevention activities. It is difficult to HIV at the time. have deep, meaningful conversations about But it was the passion of those involved that sex and sexuality with government cash. So drove Murray to want to engage. private dollars are necessary to do “in-your- “They did what they had to do. Parallel face” campaigns. – ACT UP – You did what you had to do “I think private dollars are enormously because this is terrifying and this has got to important to what you need to do, and they are stop. Whatever it is, we’ve got to figure out very hard to come by,” Murray notes. what it is we gotta do,” she said of the passion. “Have we won the fight with AIDS? Yes Underlying that passion, of course, was the and No. It is no solution to take a lot of pills,” battle for lives. she said. “I felt so deeply for some of these guys She says while HIV is still killing people, because, you know, you just had this horrible sometimes from the disease itself, and more epidemic train coming down the track – and often as a result of the long term effects of the at that point, there were not answers – you drugs that keep the virus in check, but turn just got hit by the train. If you were lucky, the cardiac system into a “train wreck,” the you survived for a while, and others didn’t,” conversation remains hampered by one over- she said. riding issue. “The problem is we don’t deal with sex in Loss And Sex this country. We don’t. We just don’t deal well with it,” she said. She said she was prepared to deal with the She notes our conversations and attitudes immense loss of fighting an epidemic that is about sex are not transparent. That we are not until she was confronted by that loss in the giving youth “the whole damn story” about sex. form the Names Quilt displayed at Cobo Hall. “Sex should be enjoyable, for God’s sake, “That just tore me up,” she said, noting that but do what you have to do to be safe,” she the Quilt display included panels of people demands. she knew, as did the reading of the names. “It was just emotionally gut-wrenching to see that quilt.” Learn More About AIDS Over the years, Murray has watched HIV become politicized, “permeated” with politics. Partnership Michigan She notes that while government funding AIDS Partnership Michigan is the state’s has been important, it has also quashed central resource for information and referral fundraising within the community. about HIV/AIDS and the largest service “What concerns me about that – and I have provider in Michigan. The agency provides heard gay men say this – we don’t have to total, wrap around HIV/AIDS services serving support you because the government pays over 8,500 people each year. Look Out, Boys! Mae West Is Back In Town! Retirement reception for Barbara Murray includes performance of ‘Dirty Blonde’ Mae West is back, and Detroit has her! In Tickets for “Dirty Blonde” are currently on conjunction with the retirement reception sale for $75 each (including pre-show dinner at for Barbara Murray from AIDS Partnership the Historic Century Grille beginning at 6 p.m. Michigan, “Dirty Blonde” will be presented and may be purchased in advance by calling as a very special one-time event on March AIDS Partnership Michigan at 800-872- 4 at The Century Theatre located inside The 2437 or at www.aidspartnership.org. Tickets Historic Gem Theatre in Downtown Detroit. may also be purchased at the door, pending “Dirty Blonde” will feature actors Mark availability. All seating is general admission. David Kaplan (Zazu) and Ben Lipitz (Pumbaa) This one night only performance will be from Disney’s “The Lion King,” and Colleen held at The Century Theatre located at The Flynn from the Prison City Players in Jackson Historic Gem and Century Theatres located will star as Jo and Mae West. at 333 Madison Street, Detroit. All proceeds will benefit AIDS Partnership Be sure to check out last week’s feature about this Michigan and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA). benefit online at www.pridesource.com www.PrideSource.com February 28, 2013 | BTL 5 President Obama BTL Editorial Posthumously Honors PFLAG Founder, HIV Is Not A Distant Threat he numbers are staggering. The care and treatment has acted as a barrier. As an obliteration of a generation of gay, bisexual Jeanne Manford numbers are terrifying. The numbers happened in the early days of the epidemic, and other men who have sex with men as Trepresent a threat to the health and it is our community who must pick up the well as transgender women. Equality will safety of gay, bisexual and other men who neglected conversation of HIV among our mean nothing if half of our brothers and BY NATIONAL PFLAG AND LEO ROMO have sex with men. And the silence around own, and immediately create new, innovative sisters are infected with HIV, struggling to On Feb. 15, President Obama awarded the this threat is just as terrifying. programming to hold responsible, sex pay thousands of dollars a year for access 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal to PFLAG New predictions from the Office of positive and fact-based education to the to life-saving medications – medications founder Jeanne Manford. PFLAG is the National AIDS Policy show that the current community and beyond. Public health has which while generally better than a decade acronym for Parents, Families and Friends of cohort of 20 year old gay, bisexual and other Lesbians and Gays, a national organization that men who have sex with men have an overall supports LGBT individuals and families. Mrs. prevalence of 10 percent – today. And the news is much more dire for 20 year old black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, the prevalence in that group is The federal government has known about this threat 20 percent – today. At current infection and since 2009. The Michigan Department of Community transmission trends, when this group reaches age 50, half of them will be infected, and 70 Health has known about the threat since 2009. percent of black MSM will be infected. The federal government has known How did those appointed to protect the health of The late Jeanne about this threat since 2009. The Michigan Manford holding Department of Community Health has known the public respond to these prevalence numbers? picture of her late about the threat since 2009. How did those son, Morty Manford appointed to protect the health of the public Silence. There have been no massive press events Manford’s daughter, Suzanne Swan, accepted respond to these prevalence numbers? to highlight these numbers. The state has even the award on behalf of her mother, who passed Silence. away last month, at the age of 92. There have been no massive press events admitted it did not bother to share the numbers “When Jeanne Manford learned that her son to highlight these numbers. The state has Morty had been badly beaten up at a gay rights even admitted it did not bother to share the with AIDS Service Organizations or LGBT groups. demonstration, nobody would have faulted numbers with AIDS Service Organizations her for bringing him home, holding him close, or LGBT groups. and just focusing on her child,” said President What is clear here is that current HIV shown it has no compunction about ignoring ago, still carry significant side effects. Obama. “But instead...she took to the streets prevention efforts are a failure, and current MSM and allowing this epidemic to decimate Equality requires that our community not with a simple message: No matter who her son public health authorities in Michigan do not a generation, but our leaders in the LGBT only be free and equal under the law, it also was, no matter who he loved, she loved him.” care about gay, bisexual or other men who equality movement cannot accept this. demands that infectious disease no longer The President personally selected Mrs. have sex with men – unless and until they It is time to end the silence – from disproportionately impact our community. Manford as one of the 18 recipients of the are infected with HIV. our community, from our leaders and While HIV is not a gay disease, it is medal, which is the second-highest civilian The state has authorized $2.5 million in from the government agencies tasked with disproportionately impacting our community. award in our country, and recognizes individuals HIV prevention funds. Of those dollars, only protecting our health. These numbers mean The silence ends today. “whose service has had a sustained impact on 16 percent will be spent on engaging MSM others’ lives and provided inspiration for others who are HIV negative in prevention efforts. to serve.” On the other hand, 60 percent of the funds Upon the presentation of the medal, the will be spent on HIV prevention for positives President’s military aid announced, “For who are MSM. A significant majority of that insisting that equality knows no bounds of funding is directed at programming designed sexual orientation or gender identity, the United to help HIV-positive persons disclose their States honors Jeanne Manford.” status and prevent transmitting the virus. This is an extraordinary and unprecedented Some of that money is used for testing honor for Jeanne Manford, her family, and initiatives to identify persons with HIV who PFLAG members and supporters everywhere. do not know they are infected. The message is powerful: the voices of parents, The CDC estimates that 20 percent of family members, friends, and straight allies, people infected with HIV in the U.S. do not united with the voice of LGBT people, is critical know they are infected. A person who is to the advancement of acceptance and equality. infected and unaware is 3.5 times more likely The ceremony marks only the second time to transmit their infection. That group is also an individual has been honored for advancing responsible for more than half of all new HIV LGBT rights. In 2011, the president awarded infections in the United States. one of the medals to Janice Langbehn, who filed The silence from those empowered to a lawsuit drawing attention to the difficulties protect the public’s health is appalling gay couples face when confronted with a and shameful. But they are not alone in hospital emergency. Her story prompted abandoning our brothers and transgender President Obama to issue a directive that all sisters to the epidemic. hospitals receiving federal funding allow gay For too long, a bright line of division patients the right to choose who can visit them. between LGBT equality and HIV prevention,

6 BTL | February 28, 2013 www.PrideSource.com Polly, Pegs, Salads Tossed

Parting Glances

OPINION BY CHARLES ALEXANDER

New York madam by the name of Polly Adler wrote a tell-all best seller about her 30 years in the brothel Abusiness. “A House is Not a Home” created a media sensation in 1953. In 1949 I was 13 when I got an inkling that something was more than “a miss” on my city block. A twenty-year-old asked me if I knew where the “party girls” – said with a wink – hung out. “You know, kid. The whore house.” That summer I delivered groceries for Samhat’s Market, a Muslim brothers-owned store, where I also learned a smattering of Arabic: Keef-hollic? (How are you?) Nish-good Allah! (Praise Allah!) Fee-kee honi. (Best left untranslated.) I also encountered my first “sex worker”. Miss Blond Bombshell answered her door in a see-through nightie. I dutifully surrendered my bread, milk, cheese. And, not knowing what else to do, bowed. Instead of a tip I got a cleavage peek. (I would have preferred the tip.) I’m sure her intentions were meritorious: to help me earn my Boy Scout Badge for exploring unknown, impregnable terrain. To be truthful, I wasn’t much interested in her kind of Tenderfoot instruction. (My motto: To light a fire, rub two sticks together. Hard enough. Long enough.) Probably the most famous 20th century brothel was Salon Kitty. Established by German Gestapo in the fashionable west end of Berlin at the onset of World War ll. It was a high- class operation catering to Axis diplomats (German, Italian, Japanese), war heroes, politicians. Kitty’s workers were glamorous machen, motivated not by sex for fun and/or profit but by a sense of patriotic duty to the Vaterland. Heil Hitler! Deutschland uber alles! (Germany over all. Or, more accurately: Germany screwing everybody!) Kitty Salon was electronically bugged. Girls were trained to tease, titillate, twist classified information from clients. Fascist Italy’s Prime Minister Count Ciano was a frequent guest. He was rated an “indolent lay” by staff. Biff! Bam! Ciao, mam! Few earthshaking diplomatic secrets were ferreted out at Kitty Salon, but everyone had a helluva good time, at least until the Soviet Rooskies came and raped and ravaged the city up one end and down the other. As far as the spy brothel business goes, we Americans did the Germans one better. We set up a male brothel operated patriotically, cost efficiently, wiretapped, run by the FBI. The brothel (or “peg house” as it was called) was located near – no big drop your soap! – Gay Street in New York’s Greenwich Village. Reports the late, prolific science writer Isaac Asimov, who dug up this steamy item for his “Facts & Figures” collection: “the decor was nautical.” (But nice!) (Purportedly the expression peg house comes from the method male prostitutes were primed by sitting on different size pegs. Today they’re called butt plugs. Price range: Just4Us, $50.) “The house was staffed with multilingual agents for extracting shipping information from foreign sailors. The FBI claims it was a very successful operation,” says Asimov. (Especially for those sailors getting their Caesar salads tossed in the process.) Ship, ship ahoy! Bend over. Salute. Heil J. Edgar Hoover! [email protected] www.PrideSource.com February 28, 2013 | BTL 7 Creep of the Week OPINION BY D’ANNE WITKOWSKI Michigan Democratic Party Matt Barber Leadership Changes At State f any of my readers have daddy issues and get off on being told “you’re a bad bad boy,” you’ll love Matt Barber’s new slash fiction open letter Ito the gays. And LGBT Caucus Level Published on Feb. 25 on the WND (Wing-Nut Daily) website, Barber’s “An Open Letter to ‘Gay’ Teens” is a sexy romp through love-the-sinner- BY CRYSTAL A. PROXMIRE the work I did last summer to make “I’m looking forward to working hate-the-sin land. That is, if you define “sexy” as sure that the Michigan Democratic with Mark, Dave and Garn to build demoralizing and belittling. DETROIT - Both the Michigan Party platform came out in favor a strong LGBT voice within the Barber wastes no time “sticking it” to the gays. Democratic Party and the LGBT of marriage equality just like our Democratic party,” said Stevenson. In the piece’s very title he puts “gay” in quotation Caucus changed leadership at the national platform. It doesn’t stop Coulter’s term as the chair of marks because he doesn’t believe in gay. Feb. 23 Michigan Democratic there. I worked very hard to make the 9th congressional district “I’ve had many people ask me what I’d say to my Convention held at Cobo Hall in sure that our national delegation ended and he declined to seek children if one of them came to me and declared: Detroit. After a contentious battle, last summer had a record number the position again. Instead he ‘Dad, I’m gay,’” he writes. “I’d tell them exactly and a morning spent making the of members from this community. is looking forward to building what I’m about to tell you. I love you. I neither rounds of the various political judge you nor condemn you. I accept you and I would die for you. But camps, Michigan Democratic Party you are not ‘gay.’” Chair Mark Brewer withdrew his Got that? You aren’t gay. You’re, well, I’ll let Barber explain it: “You nomination with a simple, graceful are a wonderful, beautiful, precious human being created in the image and farewell making Lon Johnson the likeness of the one righteous and Holy God of the universe.” new party chair. Aww, isn’t that sweet? Especially how he considers “wonderful, “It has been a great almost beautiful, and precious” and “gay” as mutually exclusive categories. two decades as Chairman of the The problem, Barber says, is not that you’re gay, it’s that you’re doing Michigan Democratic Party. I’ve gay stuff. Knock that off and everything will be fine. enjoyed working with all of you. “Yes, you may be physically attracted to people of the same sex, but how But in the interest of party unity, I’m you act on those attractions is entirely your choice,” Barber explains. “Who withdrawing my candidacy as party you are - your identity - is not defined by your sexual feelings, temptations Chair,” Brewer said to standing or behaviors. The difference between who you are and what you feel or ovation. do is as the [sic] difference between night and day.” Brewer’s withdrawal spared the Which leads to the question: If who you are = good and what you do convention from a floor fight and = bad, then in this scenario would night = good and day = bad? Damn it, allowed delegates to move forward I wish I’d paid more attention to the story problems in grade school. Is it with the focus of taking back the because “gay” rhymes with “day”? Or does it have to do with the moon state House in 2014 and making and the sun? Wouldn’t that be getting into some kind of pagan shit? I am Gov. Snyder a one-term governor. Lon Johnson, the new Michigan Democratic Party Chairman. BTL photos: Crystal Proxmire so confused. In the morning caucuses prior to Bottom line, says Barber, “you’re a sinner.” Don’t worry, he admits that the afternoon election for party chair, And we have worked to help LGBT the LGBT caucus. “I want to he’s a sinner, too. But you’re probably a worse one because “Homosexual both Brewer and Johnson spoke to candidates all over the state.” increase the presence of LGBT behavior is always wrong - demonstrably and absolutely wrong. Period.” the LGBT Caucus. When asked why Brewer and Johnson were not the people in part,” Coulter said. “As And you know a statement is true when even the punctuation is he did not fill out the candidate’s only politicians courting the LGBT a community I don’t think we’re pronounced. questionnaire for the Between The Caucus. Elected officials from the as politically active or organized So if “homosexual behavior” is wrong without exception, if you’re a Lines Voter Guide last fall, Johnson state house and state senate as well as we could be. In order to have teenager doing or thinking about doing gay stuff and you’re feeling kind said that candidates get “dozens and as county officials also addressed our voice heard, we need to be of stressed out about the whole thing, it’s totally your fault. dozens” of them, and added “I want the Caucus, which over 60 people active. My hope is that with Mark “If you feel such despair, know this: it is not ‘homophobia’ causing it, to hit the issue head on. Do I support attended. LaChey’s leadership we bring as adult enablers might tell you, but, rather, it is the sin itself that causes gay marriage? Do I support the more people to the party.” it,” Barber advises gay teens. “You are being used. Adult homosexual overturn of this draconian law that Lewis agreed. “I see the activists with a political agenda are using you as a pawn to achieve selfish was in 2004? The answer is yes.” LGBT Caucus LGBTQA caucus actually doing goals in a dangerous political game.” In the 18 years that he served as The LGBT Caucus also changed something for its members and the Yes, a dangerous political game called equality. Wanting our families Democratic Party Chair, Brewer leaders. Phil Volk, who chaired party as a whole. Mark LaChey treated with respect. Wanting to be treated like full citizens under the worked with LGBT people and the organization since 2009, will be a great leader and Jan and law. Boo! candidates. “I’m not a fresh face to declined to seek another term, David will provide invaluable Barber warns, “If you continue down this wide, empty path, make no this community,” Brewer told the leaving attorney Mark LaChey expertise. I know that we’ll be mistake: it will not ‘get better.’ It gets much, much worse.” caucus, his voice cracking at times. from Saugatuck unopposed. BTL meeting soon to strategize for Is it just me, or is this wildly callous thing to say to a group of young “We’ve been working together since co-publisher Jan Stevenson was greater visibility and involvement people particularly vulnerable to suicide? the 80s when I was a volunteer elected the first vice chair, Ferndale in the MDP and around the state,” According to the Trevor Project, “LGB youth are 4 times more likely, lawyer with the ACLU and we’ve Mayor Dave Coulter was elected she said. and questioning youth are 3 times more likely, to attempt suicide as their done a lot of great things together second vice chair and Saginaw When longtime community straight peers.” over the years. I and the Democratic based Democratic party organizer activist Michelle Brown asked Not that Barber would ever entertain the idea that this has anything to Party stood with you on marriage Garnet Lewis was elected third about the lack diversity in the do with “loving” people like him. A “dangerous political game,” indeed. equality by being against proposal 2 vice chair. caucus chair positions, LaChey (in 2004), and I worked very hard on

8 BTL | February 28, 2013 www.PrideSource.com Above: From left to right, 2nd Vice Chair Ferndale Mayor Dave Coulter, 1st Vice Chair Jan Stevenson, 3rd Vice Chair Garnet Lewis and newly elected LGBT Caucus Chair Mark LaChey. Right: LGBT Caucus attendees welcome the new chairs who will be building a board of directors. said, “I recognize that the chair and vice chairs are all caucasian. There are two men, two women, and four congressional districts.” He said he approached others to change his life. Congressman John Dingell serve, but that none would and that he hopes was also attending the opening and offered to reach out to racial minorities and to youth Lon a ride back to school. The two got to to get involved and be part of the caucus’ talking and the congressman invited Lon to board now that the elections are over. He attend a Michael Dukakis rally the following also said that because he knows Stevenson, meeting. After that rally, Lon was hooked on Coulter and Lewis from work they’ve done Democratic politics and never looked back.” in the past, he trusts them to help move the After graduating from Arizona State, organization forward and build a diverse Johnson traveled the country working on board for the caucus. various Democratic campaigns. His wife, Volk left with several bits of advice. The Juliana Smoot, also has campaigning in her first was to encourage youth participation blood. She was deputy manager of President in the Democratic party. The second was Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election. to be patient with politicians who may not With speeches that emphasize “winning,” be as vocal, but still vote with the LGBT “working together,” and “energizing” community when the time comes. youth with social media, Johnson won over Duane Breijak, a board member from significant groups within in the Michigan 2009-2012, spoke about the caucus’ Democratic Party to ascend to party chair successes. In 2009 there was no LGBT last weekend. caucus. It had come and gone over the years, “Together we win when we build a party but no one had successfully pulled off a that is more than the sum of our parts. long-term group. Our institutional partners have done great things. They have changed the world. But Lon Johnson now we must recognize the power of the individuals to make great change…We win The new Chair of the Michigan Democratic when we practice the politics of addition,” Party, Johnson of Kalkaska, grew up in Johnson said. Rockwood, which is downriver of Detroit. According to his website he got his start To learn more about the LGBT Caucus of the in politics, “As a high school yearbook Michigan Democratic Party visit: www.facebook. photographer, (Lon) found himself stranded com/TheLGBTACaucusoftheMDP?ref=ts&f at the opening of an auto plant in Flat Rock. ref=ts. To find out more about the Michigan Little did he know that afternoon would Democratic Party, visit www.michigandems.com. www.PrideSource.com February 28, 2013 | BTL 9 BRIEFS Sequester Could Lead To Massive TOPEKA, KAN. Kan. Supreme Court Upholds Lesbian Mother’s Rights (AP) – In a ruling hailed by some as a victory for Cuts In HIV Testing, Treatment parents in non-traditional relationships, the Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that the non-biological BY TODD HEYWOOD the U.S. are struggling to address a sharp American Independent that 16 percent of new mother of children in a same-sex relationship can increase in new HIV cases in young men who HIV infections each year are resistant to one have the same parental rights as the biological The AIDS Drug Assistance Program is have sex with men. At the National Gay and or more HIV medications currently available. mother. among the many federal programs that will Lesbian Task Force’s annual Creating Change Resistant strains make the virus more difficult Friday’s ruling involved two Johnson County take a hit if $85 billion in across-the-board conference held in Atlanta last month, CDC to treat, create more complicated treatment women, Kelly Goudschaal and Marci Frazier, spending cuts go through March 1, and those official Gregorio Millett released disturbing protocols, and end up costing more per person who separated after they become parents of two cuts could potentially lead to an increase data estimating that in 30 years half of the with HIV. children, now 10 and 8. Court documents indicate in HIV transmission, the White House current population of 20-year-old men who In addition to the issues surrounding the women’s relationship began in 1995 and said Sunday in a report {URL report www. have sex with men will be infected with HIV. treatment, a reduction in testing could also Goudschaal moved out in 2008. whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/ For black men who have sex with men in trigger an increase in new infections. Studies After the separation, Goudschaal moved with the sequester-factsheets/Washington.pdf} on the that cohort, the infection prevalence rate is show that in the U.S., 20 percent of persons children to Texas and limited Frazier’s visitations, anticipated state-by-state impacts of the so- estimated to reach 70 percent in that same infected with HIV do not know they harbor the The Kansas City Star reported (http://bit.ly/UULh9b). called sequester. time frame. virus, but it’s worse among men who have sex Frazier filed a legal action to enforce a co- Until earlier this year, thousands of with men. A 2010 study found that while one in parenting agreement between the women that The report - part of the Obama said Frazier’s “relationship with the children administration’s public campaign to encourage Americans infected with the virus were on five gay and bisexual men in 21 U.S. cities was should be protected and promoted,” and that they a compromise between Congress and the waiting lists to gain access to HIV medications. infected with HIV, 44 percent of them were intended “to jointly and equally share parental White House in order to avoid the austerity The drugs can costs thousands of dollars a unaware of their infection. Last November, responsibility.” A Johnson County judge then measures - says the budget cuts could the CDC reported that about 60 found that joint custody was “in the best interests lead to a drop in access to life-saving percent of young people ages of the children” and granted Frazier “reasonable HIV medications and an increase in 13 to 24 living with HIV were parenting time.” treatment costs for those infected with unaware they were infected. Goudschaal appealed, arguing that the parenting the virus. In Michigan, those sequester cuts could Studies show that those who agreement was unenforceable. Her argument was “Cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance result in a loss of $315,000 in federal dollars are infected but unaware of their that the courts didn’t have authority to address Program could result in 7,400 fewer status are three-and-half times issues of child custody, parenting time and patients having access to life saving used for HIV testing. That could mean 7,900 more likely to transmit their support unless they were presented “in a divorce HIV medications,” the report says. infection. action involving two married persons, who would “And approximately 424,000 fewer fewer tests conducted. This news comes at HIV activist Laurel Sprague, necessarily have to be a man and a woman in this HIV tests could be conducted by a time when LGBT leaders and AIDS service the regional Coordinator for the state, or when considering a visitation request by Centers for Disease Control (CDC) North American affiliate of the a grandparent or stepparent.” State grantees, which could result in organizations in the U.S. are struggling to Global Network of People Living The high court, however, said not enforcing the increased future HIV transmissions, address a sharp increase in new HIV cases with HIV, was shocked by the parenting agreement would deny the children the deaths from HIV, and costs in health White House’s analysis. opportunity to have two parents. care.” in young men who have sex with men. “Cuts to HIV testing and ALBANY, N.Y. In the report Michigan, those cuts treatment mean that, in Michigan could result in a loss of $315,000 in and around the country, testing Transgender Rights Bill Advances In federal dollars used for HIV testing. will not be as easily available to NY Legislature That could mean 7,900 fewer tests our young people and that the conducted. month, but without them, most people grow many young people who lack good private (AP) – A bill in Albany would protect gender very sick, increasing their health-care costs identity or expression from discrimination “Our leaders in Washington have failed us health insurance will be challenged to find in a way that will have a detrimental effect on even further. The Obama administration in the medical care they need,” Sprague said in and subject violators to a potential hate crime July 2012 distributed $69 million to 25 states prosecution. thousands of LGBT people living in Michigan. an email. to eliminate the waiting lists for the AIDS Gender identity would be added to New York At a time when we should be paying more “The consequences are clear,” she continued. Drug Assistance Programs in those states, but state law that already prohibits discrimination attention to HIV/AIDS, this sequester yanks “In the short term, we will see more of these based on race, religion, age, sexual orientation funding away from those vital services. As some people continue to wait for support to young people die of AIDS. There will be and more in issues of housing, credit, employment the number of LGBT related discrimination, access the drugs. long term effects as well. This is not a system and others. harassment, and violence cases increases, this Public health officials have often touted that can simply be reversed once members The measure has some powerful Democratic sequester will take away crucial resources HIV treatment as a successful prevention of Congress finally decide to live up to their sponsors, which could be enough to narrowly from the Equality Michigan Department of method, citing several studies showing that responsibilities. The community viral load will carry the bill. Versions of it have been pushed for Victim Services’ over 700 clients from this when a person is on successful anti-retroviral remain high and the cycle of new infections years by gay and transgender advocates who won past year. Equality Michigan demands that medication care - meaning the virus is between people who do not know their HIV the landmark law legalizing same-sex marriage our elected officials behave responsibly and nearly undetectable in the blood - he or she status will continue. Those newly infected in 2011. end this sequester before it does irreversible is significantly less likely to transmit the will not learn of their status or receive timely The District of Columbia, 16 states and several damage,” said policy director of Equality infection. treatment, increasing their risk of death as cities already have laws protecting gender identity Michigan Emily Dievendorf. But not having access to the medications well.” and expression. In Iowa, the state could lose $61,000, can lead some who are infected to grow sick New York’s large population, many corporate resulting in 1,500 fewer HIV tests, while quickly and possibly die from complications headquarters and national media concentration from the infection. For those currently taking This story was originally reported here http:// make it an important state for the effort. Florida - one of the states hardest hit by the HIV epidemic - could lose $1.4 million, powerful HIV-treating drugs, losing access americanindependent.com/218735/sequester- to that medicine could cause their bodies to could-lead-to-massive-cuts-in-hiv-testing- Extended briefs are available online at: resulting in nearly 36,000 fewer HIV tests. This news comes at a time when LGBT develop resistant strains of HIV. Those strains treatment >> www.PrideSource.com leaders and AIDS service organizations in are transmissible, and a CDC official told The

10 BTL | February 28, 2013 www.PrideSource.com Prominent GOPs Sign Brief Against Prop 8

BY LISA KEEN 2012 Republican presidential campaign of Mitt Romney. The talk of many political pundits this week Log Cabin Republicans Executive is a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court filed by Director Gergory Angelo said the list is a group of prominent Republicans that argues important because “Republicans who that California’s Proposition 8, banning support the freedom to marry for committed marriage for same-sex couples, violates the gay and lesbian couples can no longer be federal constitutional rights of gay people. dismissed as a small fringe of the party.” The brief has not yet been filed with the “The individuals who signed on to this Supreme Court but was reported on Monday Proposition 8 brief are some of the party’s (Feb. 25) by the New York Times, which most respected and influential individuals,” was given an advance copy of the document. said Angelo. “They understand that there is Times reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg said a conservative case to be made for marriage she could not release the brief or the list equality, and we hope other Republican of signers to other reporters, and attempts leaders follow their bold lead and support to obtain the brief elsewhere have been, so marriage for all Americans.” far, unsuccessful. Freedom to Marry Executive Director But, according to Stolberg’s article, the Evan Wolfson said the list demonstrates that brief argues that California’s ban, as well support for marriage equality “mainstream as “all similar bans,” violates the U.S. position that reflects American values of constitution. As of Monday, she reported, freedom, family, and fairness, as well as 75 people had signed onto the amicus conservative values of limited government (friend-of-the-court) brief, including “a and personal responsibility.” string of Republican officials and influential The Times reported that the openly thinkers.” gay former chairman of the Republican Signers identified by the Times include National Committee, Ken Mehlman, spent former California gubernatorial candidate “months” quietly gathering signatures from Meg Whitman, who supported Proposition 8 Republican peers. in 2008, two years prior to her unsuccessful According to the Times, the brief cites bid for office. Former Republican governors some very high-profile Supreme Court Christine Whitman of New Jersey, William decisions in its reasoning, including the Weld, Paul Cellucci, and Jane Swift of controversial campaign finance decision Massachusetts, Gary Johnson of New Citizens United v. Federal Elections Mexico, and Jon Huntsman of Utah have Commission, and a controversial gun also signed the brief. ownership case, D.C. v. Heller. Other signers include U.S. Reps. Richard Producers of the brief have until Friday Hanna of New York and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (February 28) to submit it to the court. At of Florida, and former Reps. Deborah Pryce that time, it will become a public document of Ohio, Mary Bono Mack and Michael available through the court’s website. Huffington of California, and Connie The U.S. Supreme Court will oral Morella of Maryland. arguments in the Proposition 8 case on Signers also include numerous officials March 26. It will hear arguments in the from the administration of President Ronald DOMA case March 27. Briefs in support Reagan and George W. Bush, including of striking down DOMA are due March 13. Reagan White House Chief of Staff Kenneth Duberstein and Reagan budget director David Stockman. ONLINE: The American Foundation for Equal Link to AFER list of who signed: Rights issued a press release Tuesday http://www.afer.org/press-releases/ (February 26) saying the signers include conservative-leaders-to-file-amicus- more than 80 “political conservatives, curiae-brief-calling-on-supreme-court-to- moderates, and libertarians,” including recognize-marriage-equality-for-all-in- openly gay former U.S. Rep. James Kolbe proposition-8-case and openly gay Mary Cheney, the daughter Link to NYTimes article: of former Vice President Dick Cheney. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/us/ AFER’s list also identifies signers to politics/prominent-republicans-sign-brief- include Republican media advisor Alex in-support-of-gay-marriage.html Castellanos and numerous officials from the www.PrideSource.com February 28, 2013 | BTL 11 Laura Zain, bottom right, is the founder of Tail Waggers. Photos courtesy of Tail Waggers Tail Waggers And Bissell Chip In To Get Animals Into Digital Database SPRING PET GUIDE but special assistance is available Tail Waggers has done to help pet owners. “Most rescue Her heart goes out to people and for those two target cities. microchipping for four years, and organizations help adopt animals, animals that suffer. “There are people BY CRYSTAL A. PROXMIRE Laura Zain, founder of Tail with Bissell underwriting for about but we are a little different in that who have lost everything – their Waggers, is glad to have the six months. Zain said the funding is our focus is on home-owned animals. jobs, maybe their families, their nimals of Inkster and opportunity to microchip more pets. helping them do microchipping in a People are struggling and they can’t homes. For many people their pet Garden City have a golden “It really increases the reuniting of targeted area where the effect should pay their bills. Animals are getting is the only thing they have left. We Aopportunity, thanks to the pet and an owner. When people be measurable. The normal cost is surrendered because people can’t make it possible for those people to Tail Waggers in Livonia and the find an animal, their instinct is to $30 per pet, which includes Tail feed their pets. keep this source of companionship Bissell Technology Foundation take it to the police or a shelter. By Waggers handling the sometimes “We have a Pantry 4 Paws where with them.” who are partnering on an law these places have to check for inconvenient task of registering the people can get donated food for their Pantry 4 Paws serves over 50 animal microchipping program. a microchip. The animals won’t go animal in the database that can be pets. People also put off vaccinations animals each week, and overall Tail Waggers offers low cost up for adoption or be euthanized checked should the animal be found. because of the cost. Our vaccinations the organization has 15-20 regular microchipping and other services if they have a chip while they are On top of the microchipping, are low cost, and we have spay and regardless of income or residency, looking for the owner.” Tail Waggers provides services neuter services that are low cost.” See Tail Waggers, page 16

12 BTL | February 28, 2013 www.PrideSource.com www.PrideSource.com February 28, 2013 | BTL 13 The Six Funniest Pet Videos of All Time!* anything necessarily funny about *In One boa constrictors. Especially if you’re a mouse.) But while cats rule the Internet Writer’s (http://gaybe.am/p2), the fact is that it is possible to find funny videos of other pets online – you just have Opinion to be willing to do the research. It was a hard and arduous task, but SPRING PET GUIDE after taking a highly unscientific poll of one (this writer), BTL has BY DAWN WOLFE found the six funniest pet videos on the Internet (and yes, most of them hen are videos of cats). Here they are, you in highly subjective order: Wsearch Number 6: Snowball is a popular Henri’s Le Chat Noir took top honors. Find out why at HenriLeChatNoir.com the Internet guy; this video alone has more than for funny pet three million views on YouTube! Number 3: Les Chats Ninjas. Number 1: By now virtually videos, what http://gaybe.am/p3 do you find? Yes - the urban legends are true! everyone with an Internet connection Cats. And (One in a series - WARNING: these knows Henri, Le Chat Noir, (www. Number 5: Poor puppy! How videos are definitely NSFP (Not henrilechatnoir.com) whose first video more cats. can his kitty be in the room and Seriously - there’s even an Safe for Productivity) took the top honors at the Internet Cat on the computer at the same time? http://gaybe.am/p6 Video Film Festival. But Henri is a Internet Cat Video Film Festival http://gaybe.am/p4 (http://gaybe.am/p1). Do videos philosopher of many opinions - and Number 2: L’Art de la seduction. our number one pick for Funniest Pet of dogs get the same attention? Number 4: Cat meets snow. No way – nor do other beloved Cats and birds, living together! Video of All Time (at least for now) Snow meets cat. Giggles ensue. http://gaybe.am/p7 featured Henri on Halloween: pets ranging from guinea pigs to http://gaybe.am/p5 boa constrictors. (Not that there’s http://gaybe.am/p8

14 BTL | February 28, 2013 www.PrideSource.com www.PrideSource.com February 28, 2013 | BTL 15 There are people who have lost everything Low-Cost Vaccination Clinics – their jobs, maybe their families, their homes. For Tail Waggers is kicking off their community low-cost “ vaccination clinics beginning March 10th at Premier Pet many people their pet is the only thing they have Supply in Beverly Hills. In a strong effort to enable pet owners to affordably left. We make it possible for those people to keep vaccinate all their animals, Tail Waggers will again this source of companionship with them. conduct multiple, low-cost vaccination clinics throughout Wayne, Oakland, Washtenaw and Livingston Counties. These clinics are open to everyone, regardless – Laura Zain of income level and pet owners are encouraged to take advantage of this simple way to get their pets and do low-cost” vaccinations. ® Tail Waggers up-to-date on their vaccinations. To date, 15 clinics Continued from p. 12 And while they don’t do animal are scheduled, across 8 different cities from March adoptions, they can connect people through September. Say Hi to Brandy! to resources they need in that area. volunteers. Tail Waggers began The vaccination clinics will kick-off March 10 at One big fundraiser that’s his 33 pound, 5-year-old Pit Bull Terrier loves spending time playing in 1989 as what was supposed to Premier Pet Supply located at 31215 Southfield Rd. in with her puppy friends and chasing tennis balls. While it takes her a coming up is the Chili, Hoops T be a one-time fundraiser in honor Beverly Hills from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. bit longer to befriend to new people, you’ll be covered in slobbery kisses and Hounds chili cook-off which of an aunt who used to feed stray For dogs, rabies, distemper/parvo and bordetella come the moment she warms up. The adoption fee includes sterilization, takes place March 23 at UAW as a package for only $30 or can be purchased individually animals out of the back room of a age-appropriate vaccinations, the MHS Adoption Guarantee and much Local 182, 35603 Plymouth Rd, for only $12 each. For cats, rabies and distemper can bar in Detroit. But once Zain saw more. For more information, visit or call the MHS Rochester Hills Center Livonia. from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m, be purchased individually for only $12 each. Microchips for Animal Care at (248) 852-7420 and provide the pet ID number, 740474. the difference the support had made, with all-you-can eat chili for $15 are available and cost $30. Registration is included with Photo courtesy Michigan Humane Society. she knew she needed to continue. or samples from contestants for Microchip fee. For more information, please visit or call Keeping an all-volunteer staff, Tail $1 each. Judging takes place at Zain says that “with the challenging times we are all the MHS Berman Center for Animal Care Waggers has grown over the years, 3 p.m., and there is still room for facing today, it is with high hopes that people of all income in Westland at (734) 721-7300 and provide and moved into its own storefront more teams to enter. levels will continue to take advantage of our Low-Cost the pet ID numbers, 727652-53. Photo location. Zain is in the process of courtesy Michigan Humane Society. Vaccination Clinics and get their pets properly vaccinated having a Spay and Neuter clinic To learn more about Tail Waggers to avoid further health issues. Expanding into Washtenaw constructed to further the Tail and their services or events, check and Livingston County shows there is a need and demand Waggers’ impact. them out at http://www.Tail to assist pet owners with affordable pet heath care”. On top of all that, Tail Waggers Waggers1990.org/. You can also No appointment is needed but an RSVP to help Tail will also be doing 15 clinics from Waggers' staff plan better. To RSVP, call 734-855-4077 contact them at 734.855.4077 or March to September where they’ll or e-mail [email protected]. Tail [email protected]. travel to near-by communities

16 BTL | February 28, 2013 www.PrideSource.com www.PrideSource.com February 28, 2013 | BTL 17 Wag’n Tails Pet Resort Knows The Importance Of Good Grooming SPRING PET GUIDE BY CRYSTAL A. PROXMIRE

rooming one’s four-legged companion is not a luxury, but a part of care Gthat every pet owner should take seriously. Not only does it make the animal look good, it makes them feel good and helps them stay healthy. Tom Metevier of Wag’n Tails Pet Resort in Lansing is a Certified Master Groomer with over 20 years in the business. For the past 15 years he’s owned the Wag’n Tails Resort, a place where animals can be groomed, boarded, pet sat and socialized in a comfortable, home-like environment. The end of winter is a great time to get your dog groomed, Metevier said, “Dogs tend to be inside a lot more than out. They Wag’n Tails employee Claire. Photo courtesy of Wag’n pick up dust just like your furniture does. Tails. Because their coats grow seasonally the end of winter is best for shampooing and One of the perks is seeing the client happy brushing them out, as well as getting them and the dog excited with all this energy. It’s clipped.” a passion for us.” Grooming includes “combing and Metevier started the Pet Resort because brushing, cutting nails, plucking hair from he “knows what pets can do for people,” ears, and parasite control.” he said. “Having a pet gives us a sense of The nails are an important part of overall being wanted, and loved. And that sense of animal health. “You should keep the nails responsibility. It reminds you that you’re short so they’re walking on their pads. If needed. I love that phrase ‘if I can just be they’re walking on their nails it puts pressure the person my dog thinks I am.’ That’s how on their skeletal system and causes arthritis a dog or a cat makes you feel, like a good over time.” person.” Another part of a good grooming is that The 12 person staff of Wag’n Tails a professional groomer will look over the Pet Resort is ready to help with animal animal and tell the owner if there are any grooming or boarding needs. Their website signs of fleas or skin problems, or other has Q & A about grooming and other pet- signs of deteriorating health. They can also related subjects, as well as information give advice if the dog seems to be having about their services. Learn more at www. problems, such as itchy skin, bad breath or wagntailspetresort.net. other unusual smells. Five Large Play Fields The biggest perk of grooming though, Other BTL advertisers that provide grooming and boarding services advertise in this section and can Yummy School Lunches Available Metevier said, is “a happy dog. We like our animals clean and the dogs are happier too. be found 24/7 in our online yellow pages at www. PCSA Certified Faculty They know when they’re fluffy and clean. pridesource.com Hydosurge Bathinfg System Constant Supervision FREE First Tons of Safe, Interactive Toys Live Web viewing on College Vision Daycare Visit* All Day Play *following successful passing of temperament test, must be used on day of temperament test

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ut in “the boonies” between Flint and Lansing, a new animal rights and Oshelter organization headed by a gay mid-Michigan man is attracting international attention. “Our first donation, $150, came from Belgium,” explained Executive Director L. David Farr of Advocates for Animal Rights (AFAR), which is currently providing a range of services from fostering animals to grief services for owners who have lost their beloved pets. Jake came to AFAR afflicted with Parvo-virus. He’s AFAR (http://advocatesforanimalrights. now a healthy, happy – and adopted – dog. Photos org), which recently formally incorporated as a courtesy of AFAR non-profit, continues to see support from across the pond thanks to a grant of $10,000 in digital for caregivers and beloved pets in crises as well services provided by the U.S.-based Grassroots. as the grief counseling services for newly-bereft org (www.grassroots.org). The gift has made pet owners. While providing these services, it possible for AFAR to work with a web site AFAR is raising money for two eventual animal designer in France and to have an Italian logo sanctuaries – one for domesticated animals designer. including farm animals, and one for wild animals Why the buzz? For one thing, AFAR is the – and wants to provide services and advocacy on only organization of it’s kind operating in the a number of fronts. Helping “animal hoarders” middle of the state. The other reason, though, is become informed, responsible animal caretakers the obvious enthusiasm and dedication of Farr and operating a long-term care facility for the and his team of all-volunteer board members pets of US military personnel and veterans are and volunteer animal foster homes. Farr is so among AFAR’s ambitions. committed to helping animals, in fact, that he Right now, Farr said, “One hundred percent is currently taking care of eleven special needs of the funds we receive are going into rescue dogs and a number of birds in his own home. services. We are also taking from our own Unsurprisingly, cats that are rescued by AFAR pockets,” to make sure the animals in their care find homes with other volunteers. receive the help they need. While AFAR started officially in 2007, Farr Farr, who is also an LGBT advocate, said said that his family has always taken in animals that he is concentrating his post-career career in need. After a forced retirement brought on by on working with and for animals because, “... a disability, making animal rescue his full-time [W]e share our world with many other beings. I volunteer job just seemed like the natural thing believe that we need to have compassion and to do. offer assistance for all who are disadvantaged, Farr and his volunteer crew want AFAR to go because we know how how it feels.” well beyond fostering and rehabilitating rescued For more information or to make a donation to animals. In addition to their fostering work, the AFAR visit the organization’s website at: http:// organization offers a “Disaster Response Team” advocatesforanimalrights.org.

20 BTL | February 28, 2013 www.PrideSource.com www.PrideSource.com February 28, 2013 | BTL 21 Reasons To Get Your Poop Scoop On SPRING PET GUIDE Another reason people hire poop scooping companies is that often lawn maintenance BY CRYSTAL A. PROXMIRE services will refuse to do landscaping on a yard that is not clean. ill Field has been poop scooping for What sets Poop 911 apart, Field said, is 13 years. And while the ins and outs that many companies will come and clean Bof the animal waste removal business a yard, but then leave the waste in a bag may not make for a glamorous story, the reasons behind it are worth understanding. Poop 911 goes all over Field is the owner of Highland-based Poop 911, a company that does weekly Southeast Michigan, making and one-time animal feces clean ups. His the world a cleaner place company goes all over southeast Michigan, making the world a cleaner place one yard one yard at a time. at a time. “Nobody really likes to pick up waste,” Field said, “so it’s a pretty common on the property. This can still end up being thing among all walks of life, from trailer problematic for a homeowner or property parks to mansions.” manager, especially if rats tend to get into The main reason for his success is the the garbage. “We have our own dumpster off distastefulness of the work. But many site where it gets disposed of properly and customers value that it’s more than just they don’t have to worry about it,” he said. unpleasant. While over 200 customers each week “Waste that’s left in the yard gets down enjoy a regularly scheduled cleaning, Poop into the ground water. The waste can get 911 does get a spike in business early in the washed by the rain into yards where kids spring when the snow melts and the presents might play. left behind in the winter are finally revealed. “It’s terrible for dogs. You don’t want them out there running around in that,” For price estimates for one-time or weekly animal Field said. waste removal, contact Bill Field of Poop 911 at The poop can also attract unwanted (877) 469-8314. Or check out his website at http:// critters to a backyard, including rats. www.poop911.com/michigan-detroit.shtml.

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24 BTL | February 28, 2013 www.PrideSource.com Troupe Delves Into British Gay History The New Theatre Project Explores Life Of King Edward II

BY BRIDGETTE M. REDMAN The adaptation, “Edward the Second,” to have a true beauty to him even though condenses the story to four characters he can sometimes be a monster. ANN ARBOR – “Edward the Second” and focuses on the first half of the play. “He is young and is thrust into this role is more than an excuse to put naked men “The thing we most enjoy is classical and has to take on all the responsibilities,” on stage. text and reinventing it in some way,” said Jakob, saying he focuses on keeping It’s an appeal to get younger people Medelis said. “We’re also interested the character young. “This boy (his lover) attending theater while exploring in LGBT characters and themes. This is the only thing that matters. Everything the intersections of love and lust, of happens to be one of those plays. else comes second. He’s there to do hedonism and responsibility, and of Marlowe is pretty well known for being whatever he wants and no one can say power and subservience. a homosexual, so was Edward II. Edward anything to him really. No one can stop him The New Theatre Project produces II ruled England with his boyfriend.” from flipping out and making his boyfriend its first historical adaptation, returning Sebacher has adapted many works the archbishop. He really can do whatever to playwright Jason Sebacher to adapt for New Theatre Project, including he wants and be as drunk as he wants. Then Christopher Marlowe’s “Edward II,” the “Posing,” “The Spring Awakening people look to him and things get real. He story of a gay king whose lust trumped Project,” and “The Tempest Project.” can’t just be a child, he has to be a king.” all other royal concerns. This is their first history. It is the youth of the king that all three “The Marlowe play in which our piece “The New Theatre Project is very agree makes this story relevant and is based on is an almost shocking look at interested in taking old stories and making urgent. Edward inherits while unready. homosexuality,” said director Keith Paul them new,” Sebacher said. “(Edward II) is a He gets rid of all the old advisors and Medelis. “It features some of the most story at its heart that is very urgent. It must replaces them with his boyfriend and the sexually honest and frank dialogue about urgently be heard by all people – but in my two youths run rampant. the love of a king for his boyfriend based mind especially the younger crowd. It is the “They have a love fest on the throne on historical fact about King Edward II. story of a young man who graduates from because they think they know better,” Those used to seeing hetero-normativity whatever and is unready for adulthood.” Medelis said. “It is this naïve young The New Theatre Project presents “Edward the Second,” an original in classical theater will have their views Chris Jakob, who plays Edward II in lust that we are interested in focusing adaptation or Marlowe’s “Edward II” by Jason Sebacher beginning March challenged here.” the adaptation, said he has found the king See Edward, page 37 1. Photo: Courtesy of TNTP

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annual event at the Ford Community and and my nephew. I’m actually expecting my new What’s the best and worst part about being a Performing Arts Center in Dearborn. nephew in April. I came out to my mom when comedian? Meet This Year’s I was about 20 years old. She took it hard but The best part is that it is a fantastic way to she came to accept it after a lot of time and love. Bridget McManus connect with people all over the world. I ComedyFest Who makes you laugh? have had the opportunity to go to France and Germany – no matter where you go, people How long have you been funny? My wife and my dogs make me laugh. Eddie love to laugh. The worst part is when you are Performers Izzard is great. I love Amy Poehler. I really like I guess I have been funny since I was about alone writing and constantly self-editing. I Aziz Ansari. Zach Galifianakis is brilliant. I 3 years old. But I am not sure if other people will ask my wife or family how they feel about BY SAMANTHA WHITE love comedians that don’t always do the same thought I was funny back then. a joke, but the writing part can be maddening. things and constantly surprise themselves. ome of the country’s funniest comedians When and how did you come out? Where were you five years ago and where do you Who is the easiest celebrity to joke about? are coming to the Michigan LGBT I told my older gay sister I was queer when I see yourself five years from now? SComedyFest at 8 p.m. March 9. Bridget was about 14 and she pretty much gave me a I like writing about Hillary Clinton and Judge Five years ago I was living in a studio McManus, Ted Morris, Jackie Monahan and high five. She lives in Seattle now with her wife Judy – strong women who are just bad ass. Gloria Bigelow will perform during the 17th apartment; my wife and I weren’t quite

28 BTL | February 28, 2013 www.PrideSource.com INFO Jackie Monahan

ComedyFest How long have you been funny? 8 p.m. March 9 ($35) Dearborn’s Ford Community I’ve been funny since I was about 3 or 4 years & Performing Arts Center old. I would run up to people with mustaches 15801 Michigan Ave. and call them daddy just to freak out my www.comedyfest.org mom. We’d be at the grocery store and my mom would tell me to pick out the cereal I wanted and I would say “OK, as long as you together yet. We celebrate our five-year don’t beat me again.” anniversary later this year. Five years from now I hope I am working with people who When and how did you come out? don’t know how brilliant they are, like Lena Coming out was easy for me. I told my mom Dunham. I love the show “Girls.” Who knew and she went straight to therapy. If I would’ve how brilliant she was five years ago? known she was going to have that reaction, I What are you looking forward to most about the would’ve come out when I was 3 years old. ComedyFest? I identify now as a bisexual. I’m really just attracted to energy. I love doing gay shows. The audience always seems to have really open arms, minds and Who makes you laugh? hearts. And I get the chance to perform with My best friend, Tom Van Wie, is the funniest my friends Gloria and Jackie. guy I know. He and I have a sketch show at The Comedy Store in L.A. right now. I love Ted Morris Madeline Kahn – her timing and her quirkiness. What is the best and worst part about being a How long have you been funny? comedian? I’ve been funny since the womb. But, I’ve It’s the best excuse for everything. Anytime I been doing standup for about 12 years. I get into trouble I say, “I’m just kidding.” I am was an improv guy and one day I went to 37 and I act like I am 23. I can get away with support a friend who was trying standup – he it now. The worst part is that a lot of other wasn’t really good. I found it interesting and comedians take comedy too seriously. I thought I’d like to do that. When and how did you come out? Gloria Bigelow I was in vet school at the University of Guelph. I didn’t realize that you had to come How long have you been funny? out to date people. So I was a late bloomer I’ve been funny since I was a kid, but back and came out when I was 24 or 25. I had a then it was as a defense when I was the only coming out party and invited everybody. black kid in my neighborhood. Who makes you laugh? When and how did you come out? Debra DiGiovanni makes me giggle a lot. I I knew I was gay when I was about 12 or 13. I like Mike Wilmot; he is one of my favorite came out on my 25th birthday to a girl I knew Canadian comedians. was a lesbian and was hot. Who is the easiest celebrity to joke about? Who makes you laugh? Anyone who is full of themselves. I have a lot of laughter in my life. I work at What is the best and worst part about being a a small charter school in Hollywood and the comedian? kids make me laugh. It’s funny because they come to me, of all people, for discipline. The best part is making people laugh. I love when you push them to the point that they What is the best and worst part about being a snort their drinks out of their noses. The comedian? worst part is when that doesn’t happen. The best part is making people laugh and Where were you five years ago and where do you watching someone double over. There is see yourself five years from now? nothing better than that feeling. The worst part is sitting through a homophobic, misogynist Five years ago I decided that I wasn’t just comedian who goes on before me. That going to do comedy as a hobby. I wanted to happens a lot because comedy is so male- push myself. Five years from now, I hope I dominated – and it’s annoying every time. am doing this full-time in the States and the U.K., and working on a sitcom. What are you looking forward to most about the ComedyFest? What are you looking forward to most about the ComedyFest? Being able to do a show with Jackie and Bridget is going to be so much fun. I did my first special I don’t get to perform in front of gay audiences with Bridget. It’s so great to do a show with a lot. I don’t know if I am gay enough for them and just sit, watch them and laugh. them here in Canada. www.PrideSource.com February 28, 2013 | BTL 29 Rochester. Oakland.edu/sogi/2012 SOGI Education Conference 8 a.m. General Registration: $100. Student Registration: $25 Happenings Oakland University, 2200 N. Squirrel Road, Rochester. 248-370-4614. Sogi@oakland. Transgender SOS 7 p.m. A safe space Ferndale. 248-398-7105. Goaffirmations.org edu Oakland.edu/sogi for spouses, partners, family and Youth Only HIV Testing 6 p.m. Free Crossroads 7 p.m. Dedicated to serving OUTINGS friends of transgender people. Ages the needs of transgender individuals. 18 and up. Affirmations, 290 W. Nine anonymous testing for individuals 21 and under. Available the second and fourth Meets the second Saturday of every Thursday, Feb. 28 Mile Road, Ferndale. 248-398-7105. month. Affirmations, 290 W. Nine Goaffirmations.org Friday of every month. Affirmations, 290 W. Free HIV Testing 5 p.m. Free, anonymous Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. 248-398-7105. Mile Road, Ferndale. 248-398-7105. HIV testing is available at S3 Safe Sex Store P.L.U.S. Youth Group 9 p.m. For Middle GoAffirmations.org GoAffirmations.org every other Thursday until 9 p.m. Testing is and High school age youth who enjoy Motor City Bears 7 p.m. Social group for performed by HARC staff. Call to schedule socializing with people their own age, 5th Annual Boogie Bowl Fundraiser 7 p.m. an appointment, but walk-ins are more than Grace Centers of Hope hosts the 5th Annual metro area bears. Meets every second going through the same issues as they. Saturday of the month. Motor City Bears, welcome. S3 Safe Sex Store and HIVAIDS Meets every Wednesday. The Lesbian and Boogie Bowl Striking Out Homelessness Resource Center, 1209 S. University, Ann 70s themed disco fundraiser. Begins with 290 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. 248- Gay Community Network, 343 Atlas Ave. 398-7105. Goaffirmations.org Arbor. 734-741-1434. [email protected] SE, Grand Rapids. 616-458-3511. Grlgbt. registration followed by glow bowling. S3safesexstore.com org/calendar/ Proceeds benefit the life-saving programs Comedyfest 8 p.m. With performances and services provided to the homeless men, Men’s Film Group 7 p.m. Meets every from Jackie Monahan, Gloria Bigelow, Ted women and children at Grace Centers of Morris, Bridget McManus. Tickets: $35. Thursday at Affirmations. Affirmations, 290 Thursday, March 7 Hope. Tickets: $35. Includes three games of W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. 248-398-7105. Equality Michigan, 15801 Michigan Ave., Free HIV Testing with S3 and HARC 5 bowling, shoe rental, complimentary pizza Dearborn. Comedyfest.org Goaffirmations.org p.m. Free and confidential HIV testing and soft drinks. Non-bowlers can participate PFLAG Battle Creek 7 p.m. Meets monthly provided by HIVA/IDS Resource Center at for $15 and all guests have the opportunity Sunday, March 10 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Affiliated S3 Safe Sex Store. Call ahead to schedule to enter raffles and contests, including with BC Pride. PFLAG Battle Creek, 16 E. Van an appointment, or simply walk-in. Best Costume. Grace Centers of Hope, Rainbow Book Club 4:30 p.m. Book Buren, Battle Creek. Appointments take approximately 20-30 400 W. Maple Road, Troy. 248-334-2187 club dedicated to reading and discussing minutes. Testing is provided the first and ext. 11. [email protected] classic and contemporary lesbian, Resource Center Health Group 7 p.m. third Thursday of the month at S3. S3 Safe Gracecentersofhope.org gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer LGBTQ and allied teens 13-18. E-mail for Sex Store and HIVAIDS Resource Center, literature. Meeting since before 1998, more info. Kalamazoo Gay and Lesbian 1209 S. University, Ann Arbor. 734-741- Older Lesbians Organizing 7 p.m. Provides every second Sunday of the month. Resource Center, 629 Pioneer St., 1434. s3safesexstore.com older Lesbians with the chance to meet like Rainbow Book Club, 319 Braun Ct., Kalamazoo. 259-381-2437. Youth@KGLRC. minded women in their common struggles, Ann Arbor. 734-995-9867. Catherine. org Kglrc.org Gender Non-Conformists 7 p.m. A social to share mutual interests and to play and [email protected] and discussion group for transgender, work together. Meets the 2nd Friday of Friday, March 1 genderqueer, gender-neutral and gender- every month. Older Lesbians Organizing, Conversation Station 5 p.m. Discussion exploring individuals. Space also available 319 Braun Ct., Ann Arbor. 734-995-9867. group with facilitator. LGBTQI (and allies) Womyn’s Film Night 7 p.m. Film: Rita to significant others. Meets every Thursday. [email protected] JimToyCenter.org 35 and over - join GOAL each week for Rudner: Live from Las Vegas; Grab a Affirmations, 290 W. Nine Mile Road, discussion, food and fun. Topic: Is it possible front-row seat for this entertaining evening Womyn’s Film Night 7 p.m. Film: Bar Girls; of stand-up by renowned comedian Rita Rudner, recorded live from Harrah’s Las Vegas, where she has performed her show a record-breaking 2,000 times. Affirmations, 290 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. 248-398- 7105. Goaffirmations.org/ Editor’s Pick Saturday, March 2 The Flint Institute of Arts’ Annual Wine Tasting Oasis Ministry of Michigan: TBLG Outreach 5:30 p.m. Using the “Holden event returns for its 14th year, March 9. Evensong,” Oasis strives to reach out to Along with a unique wine selection, enjoy those who may be trying to grasp how one can be an LGBT person and a part of a live entertainment, gourmet fare from area church or of any faith community. Meets the restaurants/bakeries and a stroll through the first Saturday of every month. Oasis, 306 N. Division, Ann Arbor. OasisMinistryMI.org galleries. Current exhibits include “Winfred Rembert: Amazing Grace,” “African American Sunday, March 3 Works on Paper,” “Explorations in Space” and “Around the World with 80 Objects.” Conversation Station 5 p.m. Discussion Group with facilitator. LGBTQI (and allies) Guests will also have the opportunity to place orders for their favorite wines of the evening 35 and over, join GOAL each week for at a reduced rate. Each guest will receive a complimentary tasting glass. Meet and sample discussion, food and fun. Topic: Revenge - whom would you target and what wines with special guest Dan Farley of J & R Importers. would you do? Get Out And Live!, 714 S. Washington St., Royal Oak. 248-981-4227. The evening begins at 7 p.m. March 9 at the Flint Institute of Arts, 1120 E. Kearsley St., Flint. GetOutAndLive.me All are also invited to take part in the VIP Reception at 6 p.m. prior to the main event. Admission is $60 for members, $75 for non-members. VIP reception and main event admission is $85 for Wednesday, March 6 members, $105 for non-members. For more information, go to www.FlintArts.org. Ladies Who Lunch 11:30 a.m. Ladies meet at Nina’s Cafe for food and conversation. Contact Angie to make a reservation. The Resource Center, 1710 W. Main St., Ferndale. 248-398-7105. JJenkins@ Kalamazoo. [email protected] GoAffirmations.org GoAffirmations.org Stood up yet again at Los Angeles’ Girl to deal with extreme violence without using Kglrc.org Bar by her gorgeous but flaky girlfriend, force in return? How can we deal with bullies Speak Out 7 p.m. Offers a welcoming Senior Koffee Klatch 1 p.m. A lively, successful TV cartoon writer Loretta without becoming one in return? Get Out environment for LGBT people to improve discussion and social group for LGBT adults fears she may never find her soul mate. And Live!, 714 S. Washington St., Royal Oak. their public speaking and leadership skills. over 45. Group covers topics pertaining to Affirmations, 290 W. Nine Mile Road, 248-981-4227. [email protected] Meets the first and fourth Thursday of aging and outside speakers. Potluck dinners Ferndale. 248-398-7105. Goaffirmations.org GetOutAndLive.me every month. Jim Toy Community Center, at members homes, lunches out and holiday 319 Braun Ct., Ann Arbor. 734-995-9867. parties. Senior Koffee Klatch, 290 W. Road Saturday, March 9 [email protected] Mile Road, Ferndale. 586-573-9932. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity GoAffirmations.org Toastmaster’s International SpeakOUT! Initiative 8 a.m. Full-day conference with MUSIC & MORE Club 7 p.m. Toastmasters shows others lunch and breakfast. The goals of the Sexual Wild Wednesday 6 p.m. A group for youth CLASSICAL how to listen effectively, think on their Orientation and Gender Identity Initiative ages 12-18. Dedicated to Make a Change, feet, speak confidently and learn valuable are to provide a safe and welcoming space, Detroit Symphony Orchestra “Mozart 319 Braun Ct., Ann Arbor. 734-657-1792. leadership skills. Meets the first Thursday to create a more supportive and inclusive and Hadyn” Schubert Six German Dances, [email protected] of every month. Jim Toy Community campus climate that encourages the Mozart Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Dedicatedtomakeachange.com Center, 319 Braun Ct., Ann Arbor. 734- success of all students, staff, faculty and Viola, and Orchestra in E-flat major, Beloved Hearts 6:30 p.m. Grief Support 995-9867. [email protected] administrators regardless of sex, gender Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances for the Group (LGBT and allies) for those who JimToyCenter.org identity, or sexual orientation, to increase Lute, Suite 1, and Hayden Symphony are grieving the death of a loved one awareness of the realities that face gay, No. 96 in D major, The Miracle. Tickets: (including pets). Meets every Wednesday. Friday, March 8 lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, $10. Max M. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Call for information and address. Get Out questioning, intersex (GLBTQQI) people, Woodward Ave., Detroit. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28. GLSEN 6 p.m. Social and discussion group And Live!, Royal Oak. 248-981-4227. and to advocate for the larger GLBTQQI 313-576-5111. DSO.org for members of local high school LGBT GetOutAndLive.me community. SOGI, 2200 N. Squirrel Road, groups. Affirmations, 290 W. Nine Mile Road, See Happenings, page 35 30 BTL | February 28, 2013 www.PrideSource.com Hear Me Out BY CHRIS AZZOPARDI Tim McGraw, Jewel intense bonus take), are her origins, except Jewel refused to stay on the sensitive singer-songwriter train. The breakthrough to achieving complete country-girl status – a gradual evolution noticeable via the alt-rockish “Standing Still” and cinched with the total immersion of “Stronger Woman” – was a more authentic folk- sound extension than the dance direction taken on “0304.” But “Intuition” still has a place here, if only to remind you of the feminine hygiene product it became associated with. The album’s genre- ambiguous Top 40-sounding new single, “Two Hearts Breaking,” doesn’t forebode Jewel’s future, but why would it? Her hands, they are her own, and she’ll do whatever she wants with them. Grade: B+ Also Out The Deer Tracks, ‘The Archer Trilogy Pt. 3’ The last installment of the Swedish duo’s trilogy – released in three parts a la “Body Talk” – glistens Tim McGraw, ‘Two Lanes of Freedom’ to appeal to the tweens, and this album is with twitchy pop, icy lullabies and “Two Lanes of Freedom” is a significant often successful at doing so, but the line symphonic bursts of celestial bliss. departure for the country-music stud who’s about jamming out to Lil Wayne during the Sound familiar? Of course it does. David so brand new, his wardrobe now includes alpha-male twanger “Truck Yeah”? That’s Lehnberg and vocalist Elin Lindfors’ butt-hugging white pants. He takes one step too far. Grade: B- aural schizophrenia is, essentially, advantage of this newfound liberation – Björk pastiche done right – and it’s he’s officially free from Curb Records (his immediately identifiable on “W,” a Jewel, ‘Greatest frenetically built electro tonic. “Lazarus” label home for two decades before recently Hits’ signing with Big Machine for this outing) – exhilarates with soul-lifting spirit in the and blends the grits-and-biscuit sound he’s When Jewel surging atmospherics, and “Explodion” been angling for most of his career with a Kilcher found is an aggressive knockout. These aren’t classic-rock edge and Coldplay histrionics. her place among just songs, but obsessions. The climb during the “whoa, whoa” chorus the pop-diva and of the big and propulsive title track is pure gangsta sounds of Byron Gallimore, the man responsible for the mid-’90s, she had two things going Nataly Dawn, ‘How I Knew Her’ such slick mainstream makeovers as Faith for her: a harrowing story of survival Hill’s crossover “Breathe” and Sugarland’s and songs that could (and would) reach Don’t let the sweet pop sound-behemoth “The Incredible the masses. It was with 1995’s “Pieces whimsy of Nataly Machine.” Gallimore’s glossy production of You” – her debut, a powerhouse that Dawn’s first on “Two Lanes of Freedom” is similarly produced three of her career’s biggest solo outing fool chic on the atmospheric slow-builder singles – that Jewel became a bona fide you. The cutesy “Friend of a Friend” and experimental singer-songwriter success, selling in 26-year-old singer-songwriter – her duo “Southern Girl.” Hawking them to a excess of 12 million copies. Over nearly Pomplamoose has covered Lady Gaga broader demographic with a definite push 20 years, she’s gone from straight-up and Beyoncé – uses coffeehouse charm to capture the under-20 crowd who didn’t folkie to dance siren sellout and, finally, and old-fashioned zing, but darkness grow up on McGraw’s “Don’t Take the country darling – the natural progression looms underneath the veneer. She Girl,” the songs are so indicative of country of which is evident during this all- takes on death and religion with “Long music’s Taylor Swift-ing that “Highway inclusive “Greatest Hits,” the musician’s Running Joke,” but it sounds more like Don’t Care” even features Taylor Swift. first collection. Career-launchers like the grand-entrance theme for circus Get over the creepy fact that McGraw is “Who Will Save Your Soul” and “Foolish elephants. If Dawn could only bring the twice her age and this desperate song of Games,” not the original album version same seriousness to the surface of these longing and love builds into a night-drive but the slicker commercial single (Kelly songs, “How I Knew Her” might inspire stunner. You can’t fault Tim for wanting Clarkson adds power-ballad vocals on an more than a trip to Starbucks. www.PrideSource.com February 28, 2013 | BTL 31

Sometimes You Just Grin And Bare It Ringwald’s ‘Making Porn’ Through March 18 BY JOHN QUINN

Hardcore pornography! Now that I have your attention, consider what Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart wrote about the topic. “I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description, and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it ...” Well, I’ve seen “Making Porn,” and it’s not pornography. Nor, the sign outside the Ringwald Theatre notwithstanding, is it strictly “A Comedy.” It recalls a cliche of the past election cycle – you don’t want to know what goes on in a sausage factory. It’s messy. “Making Porn” is set in San Francisco in the early 1980s. Would-be actor Jack Hawk (Brenton Herwat) is out of work and desperate. Having tested the waters of male erotica, he takes the plunge and lands on the doorstep of Arthur Mack (Joe Bailey), who hires Lisa Melinn and Brenton Herwat star in Ronnie Larsen’s “Making Porn” at Ferndale’s Ringwald him to star in his latest porn movie. Theatre through March 18. Photo: Joe Plambeck “Cops” cast includes Ray Tanner (Dan here. However, there’s a laugh a minute PREVIEW Morrison), a veteran of 70 films, but as the play explores the conventions only remembered for a single scene. of the gay film industry. I may never Making Porn Ray ekes out a living from personal be able to look at a milk shake again appearances and hustling. In stark The Ringwald Theatre, 22742 Woodward without a snicker. contrast is Ricky (Bailey Boudreau), Ave., Ferndale. 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday Joe Bailey directs “Making Porn” & Monday through March 18. 1 hour, 19, new in town and working his way and plays Arthur as well. That 45 minutes. Contains nudity and adult through college. There’s a hitch: Jack’s combination frequently leads to a shaky situations; no one under 18 will be straight. How will his wife, Linda admitted. $10-20. (Lisa Melinn), production, since www.TheRingwald.com http://www.pridesource.com/directory.html react when she the director can’t finds out about “Making Porn” recalls stand back far It’s set in the ’80s, and sex in the City modations • Accounting • Adoption Services • AIDS/HIV Hotlines • A enough to get the ationsMICHIGAN’S • Air LGBT YELLOW Conditioning/Heating PAGES • Alzheimer's Association • Animal her husband’s a cliche of the past by the Bay is shadowed by a “killer big picture. 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But Bailey’s most satisfying coins is worth it. s & Switchboards • Insurance • Invitations • Jewelers • Kitchen Cab While Jack, Ray and Ricky cavort in achievement is the delicate balance “Making Porn” contains nudity and RemodelingOver 1000• Lamps/LightingLGBT Owned and• FLandscaperiendly Supp the nude, it’s so clinical that it isn’t between silly and somber, since adult situations. No one under 18 will ping/NurseriesBusinesses • Leather and Gear Non-Pr • Legalofit Organizations Organizations • Limousines • L erotic. Sorry, Ricky, there’s no glamour “Making Porn” is a difficult script. be admitted. e Therapy • Massage Therapy School • Mediation • Moving Comp ms • Music Groups • National Organizations • Opera Company • Optom www.PrideSource.com February 28, 2013 | BTL 33 To place a classified ad with us,visit PRIDESOURCE.COM/classifieds Classifieds or call us at 888.615.7003 x15

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34 BTL | February 28, 2013 www.PrideSource.com Editor’s Pick What’s in a name? More to the point, what’s in a name like Thorstein the Staff-Struck? And why is it going to get a lot of people killed? In the year 1050, a young man leaves a drunken brawl with a nasty cut and a nastier nickname. While the former heals, the latter spreads, and before long, his blind, cantankerous Viking father has cajoled him into avenging the insult. Join Penny Seats at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at Arbor Brewing Company for an evening of broadswords and beer, as it presents local playwright Russ Schwartz’s retelling of a millennium-old story from the Icelandic Sagas as an active staged reading, with dinner provided by Arbor Brewing Company and a talkback following the performance. (It is also possible to skip dinner and go straight for the reading and talkback beginning at 8 p.m.) Tickets are $18 for dinner and show, and $5 for show only. For tickets, call 800-838-3006.

® Hills. Through March 2. 248-553-2955. 248-347-0003. tippingpointtheatre.com Happenings FarmingtonPlayers.org Phoenix $20. Matrix Theatre Company, Continued from p. 30 Return Engagements $15. The Players 2730 Bagley, Detroit. March 1 - 24. 313- Guild of Dearborn, 21730 Madison, 967-0999. matrixtheatre.org CONCERTS Dearborn. March 1 - 17. 313-561-TKTS. PlayersGuildOfDearborn.org The Divas Project $20-38. Plowshares Caesars Windsor “Diana Krall” Tickets: Theatre Company at Boll Family YMCA $45+. Caesars Windsor, 377 E. Riverside Dr., The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, Theatre, 1401 Broadway St., Detroit. Windsor. 9 p.m. March 2. 800-991-7777. Jr. $7+. Kalamazoo Civic Youth Theatre Through March 10. 313-744-3181. CaesarsWindsor.com at Civic Auditorium, 329 S. Park St., Plowshares.org Kalamazoo. March 8 - 14. 269-343-1313. Farmington Players “Blackthorn KazooCivic.com The Lion King $25+. Broadway in Detroit in Concert” 32332 W. 12 Mile Road, at Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway Farmington Hills. March 8 - March 9. 248- Thorstein the Staff-Struck A staged St., Detroit. Through March 10. 313-872- 473-1856. FarmingtonPlayers.org reading. $5; $18 for dinner and show. 1000. BroadwayinDetroit.com Penny Seats at Arbor Brewing Company, Kerrytown Concert House “Giraffe” 415 114 E Washington St., Ann Arbor. 7 p.m. The Vagina Monologues $20. UDM N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor. 8 p.m. March 8. March 2. 734-276-2832. PennySeats.org Theatre Company at Grounds Coffee Haus, 734-763-4186. Kerrytownconcerthouse.com Student Life Building, 4001 W. McNichols Road, Detroit. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28. 313-993- Magic Stick Lounge “Bob Mould / Jason COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY THEATER 3270. Facebook.com/UDMTheatre Narduncy / Jon Wurster” 4120 Woodward The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later Ave, Detroit. 8 p.m. March 2. 313-833- $5-10. Lansing Community College at 9700. MajesticDetroit.com Dart Auditiorium, 500 N. Capitol Avenue, Olympia Entertainment “Chris Lansing. Through March 23. 517-372- 0945 . http//lcc.edu/cma/events/ ART ‘N’ AROUND Tucker” 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Cranbrook Art Museum “Soo Sunny 8 p.m. March 8. 313-471-6611. PROFESSIONAL Park: Vapor Slide” 39221 Woodward Ave., Olympiaentertainment.com Bloomfield Hills. Nov. 18 - March 17. 877- A Chorus Line $53-58. Macomb Center 462-7262. CranbrookArtMuseum.org Olympia Entertainment “Muse” Joe for the Performing Arts, 44575 Garfield Louis Arena, 19 Steve Yzerman Dr., Road, Clinton Township. March 8 - 9. 586- Detroit Institute of Arts “Motor City Muse: Detroit. 8 p.m. March 2. 313-396-7000. 286-2222. MacombCenter.com Detroit Photographs, Then and Now” 2100 Olympiaentertainment.com Woodward Ave., Detroit. Jan. 1 - June 16. Detroit $12-$30. Hilberry Theatre, 4743 313-833-7900. DIA.org Royal Oak Music Theatre “Major Lazer” Cass Ave., Detroit. Through April 5. 313- Tickets: $20. Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 577-2972. hilberry.com Flint Institute of Arts “Flint Institute’s W. Fourth St., Royal Oak. 8 p.m. March 1. Wine Tasting Event” Tickets: $60-105. 248-399-2980. RoyalOakMusicTheatre.com Dirty Blonde A one-night-only fundraiser Flint Institute of Arts, 1120 E. Kearsley for AIDS Partnership Michigan and Saugatuck Center for the Arts “Janis St., Flint. 7 p.m. March 9. 810-234- Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 1695. Flintarts.org Ian” An Intimate Evening with Janis Ian. featuring cast members from Disney’s Tickets: $35-37. Saugatuck Center for the “The Lion King.” $75; dinner included. Flint Institute of Arts “Winfred Rembert: Performing Arts, 400 Culver St., Saugatuck. Century Theatre, 333 Madison St., Amazing Grace” 1120 E. Kearsley St., Flint. 8 p.m. March 9. 269-857-2399. SC4A.org Detroit. 6 p.m. March 4. 800-872-2437. Jan. 27 - March 17. Flintarts.org aidspartnership.org The Ark “May Erlewine & Seth Bernard” Kalamazoo Institute of Arts “Sight and Tickets: $17.50. The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Edward the Second $10-15. The New Feeling: Photographs by Ansel Adams” 314 Ann Arbor. 8 p.m. March 8. 734-761-1800. Theatre Project at Mix Studio Theater, 130 S. Park St., Kalamazoo. Jan. 27 - May 19. TheArk.org W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. March 1 - 31. 269-349-7775. Kglrc.org 734-961-8704. TheNewTheatreProject.org The Ark “Dervish” Tickets: $20. The Ark, Lawrence Street Gallery “Spatial 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. 8 p.m. March 5. Gee’s Bend $12-18. Flint Youth Theatre, Intensity” 22620 Woodward Ave. Suite A, 734-761-1800. TheArk.org 1220 E. Kearsley St., Flint. Through March Ferndale. Feb. 27 - March 29. 248-544- 3. 810-237-1530. FlintYouthTheatre.org 0394. Lawrencestreetgallery.com Hair $30-70. Fox Theatre, 2211 Michigan State University Museum THEATER Woodward Ave., Detroit. March 2 - 3. 313- “East Meets Wes” MSU Museum Heritage 471-6611. olympiaentertainment.com Gallery, 409 W. Circle Dr., East Lansing. CIVIC/COMMUNITY THEATER Jan. 22 - April 14. Museum.msu.edu How The Other Half Loves $18. 2nd A Catered Affair - A New Musical Broadway Onstage, 21517 Kelly Road, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit Stage production. $16. Stagecrafters at Eastpointe. Through March 23. 586-771- “Voice of the City” 4454 Woodward Ave., Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette Ave., 6333. BroadwayOnStage.com Detroit. Nov. 18 - March 31. 313-832- Royal Oak. Through March 10. 248-541- 6622. MOCADetroit.org 6430. Stagecrafters.org Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat $18-$32. The Encore Musical The Gallery Project “First Contact” 215 S. Little Shop of Horrors $19. Village Theatre Company, 3126 Broad St., Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor. Feb. 14 - March 24. Players, 34660 Woodward Ave., Dexter. Through March 3. 734-268-6200. 734-997-7012. TheGalleryProject.com Birmingham. March 1 - 17. 248-644- TheEncoreTheatre.org 2075. birminghamvillageplayers.com University of Michigan Museum of Art Looking $29-32 adult, $27-$30 student “Florencia Pita/FP mod” 525 S. State St., Rabbit Hole $14-16. Farmington Players, & senior. Tipping Point Theatre, 361 E. Ann Arbor. Jan. 19 - June 16. 734-763- 32332 W. 12 Mile Road, Farmington Cady St., Northville. Through March 3. 4186. Umma.umich.edu www.PrideSource.com February 28, 2013 | BTL 35 In All The Right Circles

Across 53 Uranus and others 13 Changes colors 57 Do an impression of 21 Do-overs for Amelie Mauresmo 1 Strip in the locker room 58 An end to sex? 23 Pioneer automaker 5 Weight unit for your stones 60 Use of a homophone, perhaps 25 Well-endowed old goats? 10 Cry out for 61 Lucy of _Charlie’s Angels_ 26 Put the letters in circles here 14 Oodles 62 Broadway musical about 27 Drink from the land of the 15 Emanation from Feniger’s kitchen unhappy guys? samurai 16 “ ___ Betty” 66 NCAA home of the Bruins 28 Very, to Verlaine 17 Women’s suffrage leader Carrie 67 Tickle pink 29 Cicero’s singular 18 Toxic stuff 68 Lorca’s mouth 31 Dotterman’s “Antonia’s ___ “ 19 Part of a plane 69 Student woe 33 Travel around 20 At a rock-bottom price 70 Sondheim’s staff members 34 Something to pump 22 Groups of manhunters 71 British carbine 35 Put on cloud nine 24 Lass in a Hardy tale 40 Cumming and others 26 Baby’s dusting Down 41 Old people may take them out 27 March cockily 1 Meaty Mexican dish for a blow job 30 Neighbor of Miss. 47 Early AIDS play 32 Day of many Hudson flicks 2 Ball of film and TV 3 Poker prizes 49 Rocker Turner 36 Graceful steeds 4 Caesar’s question about a 50 Full range 37 Eccentricity Russian singing duo? 51 Lickety-split 38 “Dinah ___ Weekend” 5 Spelunkers’ openings 52 “Lesbians ignite!” and more 39 Smith of “Dawson’s Creek” 6 “Diamonds ___ a Girl’s Best 54 Pass out 40 Ecclesiastical gathering Friend” 55 Dorothy, to Em 42 Shakespeare’s stream 7 Dancer Reagan 56 Her name is Anthony 43 Twin to Jacob 8 First in a Latin threesome 59 Dog in “The Mask” 44 Thick liqueur 9 Home of the Buccaneers 60 Guitarist Townshend 45 “ ___ It Like Beckham” 10 Comment about women living 63 Stop fasting 46 Retreat for D.H. Lawrence together in “Sister Act”? 64 Posed for Herb Ritts 48 Member of the opposition 11 Big ones in porn films, 65 Tiny balls 50 ___ City in America (26-Down, sometimes per “The Advocate”) 12 Last word in a threat Solution on pg. 34

36 BTL | February 28, 2013 www.PrideSource.com ® Edward PREVIEW Continued from p. 25 Edward the Second on. It imagines what happens in a young The New Theatre Project at Mix Studio Theater, relationship on the scale of the king of 130 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. Previews 8 p.m. England. What happens when you are so far March 1-3; runs 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday, March in lust that everything else is irrelevant, even 8-31. Contains violence, strong language, sexual the destruction of an entire nation?” simulations, and nudity; audience members under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. The play has been modernized while paying $15 adult, $10 student & industry. 734-961-8704 homage to Marlowe’s language and the www.TheNewTheatreProject.org Elizabethan acting style. The space will be lit with candles, and everyone decked in period costumes to juxtapose the look with the sound than a minute, the moment is highlighted and of the contemporary language that Sebacher we are dwelling in poetry.” says he hears in the young gay party boy culture. These techniques combine to explore the There are moments, though, when the theme of growing up when one wants to stay emotion runs so high that the play transcends young. It isn’t a story that frowns on Edward or contemporary dialogue and moves into the those who are listless in finding their way, but poetry of Marlowe. The playwright chose the rather one that asks questions. moments for their emotional explosiveness “I want our audience to feel ambivalent and the passages for their clarity. about it, to side with him,” Sebacher said. “He “I’m writing very quick, natural sounding is young, but that doesn’t make him a vapid, dialog in a poetic way,” Sebacher explained. vacuous, villainous person that we pity. He’s “They do speak Marlowe’s text. I liken the a human being who has growing pains. It is (a Marlowe to a song in a musical. It is where theme) that is specific to young gay men, but the emotions are so high that for a moment we at the same token, it is a universal story that are taken out of the narrative and can dwell in we all go through. When do I need to grow this moment of Marlowe. Just briefly, for less up and when does love have to replace lust?”

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